As the NFL Draft gets into the rounds on Days 2 and 3, a lot of prospects are sitting, waiting patiently for one phone call that will change their lives. They don’t know when the call will happen or where it’s coming from, but all they know is they have to be ready.
The Chargers dialed up the phone seven times after selecting first round pick Zion Johnson to let each player know they were now a part of the organization. Chargers third-round pick JT Woods out of Baylor talked about the moment he ‘got the call’ on Day 2 of the draft and the emotions going through his mind in that moment.
“It was just an amazing moment for me,” Woods said. “I was actually in the kitchen just kind of chilling, watching the draft, when I got the call, so I was already around a lot of my family. My best friend was sitting right next to me, so I showed him the phone. He just looked at me and said, ‘We’re going to California.’ It was just an amazing moment.”
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